Hand lever for motor resetters



M. VICTORSOHN HAND LEVER FOR MOTOR RESETTERS Filed Sept. 19, 1922 464mm qy.

Patented July 8, 1924.

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MORRIS vIoTonsoHN, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

HAND LEVER FOR MOTOR RESETTERS.

Application filed September 19, 1922. -Seria1 No. 589,047.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, MORRIS VICTORSOHN, a citizen of the United States, residing-at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and 'useful Improvements in Hand Levers for Motor Resetters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to motor resetters for rewinding or resetting mechanical mo-V to operative-position when grasped by the operator; Other objects will description proceeds. 'I

The invention will be first hereinafter described in connection with the accompanying drawings, which constitute part of this specification, and then more specifically defined in the claims at the end of the description. 1

In the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters are used to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a broken side elevation of a motor and resetting device constructed in accordance with this invention, showing my improved handle for the resetting lever in operative position as when grasped in the hand of the operator and moved from right to left for resetting the motor.

Figure 2 is a detailed side View of the handle folded or collapsed, and V Figure 3 is a plan view of the handle as shown in Figure 2. I In Figure 1 the mechanism of the motor and resetterareshown mounted in a casing 1 having a slot 2 in its top and a shaft 3 journaled therein. Inasmuch as the details of the motor and resetter are fully disclosed in my pending application hereinbefore men'- tioned, they will be described here only in general. The motor consists of a rotary member-actuated by a weight which falls by gravity and turns said rotary member, the

appear as the motion of which may be'transmitted to mechanism to be driven through a train of gears; The rotary member is here shown as mounted on the shaft 3 and including a gear a and a ratchet disk having teeth 6 and rotatable with said gear 4. One of the train 7 of gears for transmitting motion to mechanism to be driven is indicated at 5. The weight 11 is mounted on an ar1n8 adapted torotate about the axis of the gear .4: said .arm being pivoted at 9 to a plate 10 having such rotary movement. The inner end of said arm has a tooth 7 adapted to, engage any one of the teeth 6 on the ratchet disk of the motor when said arm is swung downward by the weight, as shown in Figure 1. l A segmental gear 14 is also adapted to rotate with, the motor gear t and has a radially extending arm 13 extending below the-Weight arm 8 and connected thereto by 'a'link 12, so that rotation of the segmental gear 14; from right to left or anti-clockwise will raisesaid weight arm through the instrumentality of said arm 13' and link 12,

the latter being pivotally attached to said arms 8 and 13. To actuate said gear segment 1 1 a handlever 16 is provided, the same carrying a spring-pressed pawl 15 to engage said segmental gear. v

The upper end portion 17 of said hand lever carries a handle 18 pivoted thereto at 19 just below the top of the casing 1. When raised, as shown in Figure 1, said handle 18 extends through the slot 2 in the top of the casing where it may be grasped for resetting the motor. When not in use, however,

said handle may be folded down to the dotted line position in Figure 1 where it lies below the level of thetop of the casing and may be covered by the hinged lid 20. The handle 18 is rule-jointed to the upper'cend portion 17 of the resetting lever, as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3, said handle having a lug 28 adapted to engage or abut against a lug 22 on the lever when said handle is raised or extended into line with said lever, A. spring 21 is attached to the lever and adapted to bear against the handle when raised for automatically folding or collapsing the latter when released. Of

course, when the handle is grasped by the operator for resetting the motor the spring 21 is placed under tension suiiicient to throwsaidhandle over as soon as it is released.

I claim:

1. The combination With a motor of the character described, of a resetting lever adapted to have a reciprocating movement, and a handle pivotedto thefree end of said lever and adapted tofold over thereon in the plane of movement of-said lever for the purpose specified.

2. The combination Witha motorofthe character described, of a resetting lever adapted to have a reciprocating movement, a handle pivoted to the free end :of :said lever and adapted to foldoverthereon in the plane of movement of said lever'for the purpose specified, and means for automatically folding said handle When released from the grasp of the operator.

3. The combination with a motor of the character described, of a resetting lever adapted to have-a reciprocating movement, handle pivoted to the free end ofsaid lever and adapted to fold over thereon, in the plane of movement of said lever for the purpose specified, and a spring secured to the lever and adapted to bear against said handle When the latter is extended, whereby the handleis automatically folded when re- ..leased from the grasp of the operator.

free ,endotsaid -lever and adapted to3project through-said slot. ilr-tlie casing said handle being alsotadapted- ;o=-fold in the plane of movement of. said lever to a; position Within the casing when not; 111 use.

In testimonywhereof I have signed: this specification.

lVLORRIS VICTORSOHN. 

